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MEG O’LEARY STEVE BULLOCK

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Montana Board of Housing

Housing Credit Program

YEAR PROJECT NAME2010

Lolo Vista ApartmentsBuffalo CourtMeadowlands ApartmentsSolsticeSentinal Village Apartments

2011

River Rock ResidencesFort Peck Homes IIThe Palace ApartmentsCascade RidgeTwo Rivers Place

2012

Rainbow House**Silver Bow Village**Haggerty Lane ApartmentsSweet Grass ApartmentsSoroptimist VillageBlackfeet Homes VParkview VillageDepot Place

2013

Buffalo GrassHillview ApartmentsFort Peck Sustainable VillageWolf Point VillageAspen Place

2014

Apsaalooke WarriorPearson PlaceSunset VillageVoyageur ApartmentsCedar ViewChippewa Cree Homes I

UNITS LOCATION TYPE OF HOUSING COSTS

EQUITY GENERATED BY

HOUSING CREDITS

40 Lolo New Constr Family 6,097,684$ 4,348,072$ 20 Havre New Constr Elderly +55 5,555,127$ 4,914,000$ 48 Butte New Constr Elderly +62 6,866,714$ 4,266,256$ 34 Missoula New Constr Family 8,193,582$ 3,549,645$ 60 Missoula Acq/Rehab Family 6,068,609$ 3,909,000$

202 32,781,716$ 20,986,973$

32 Helena New Constr Elderly +62 6,253,000$ 5,053,000$ 24 Poplar/Wolf Point New Constr Family 5,310,190$ 4,423,246$ 60 Missoula Acq/Rehab Family 8,844,164$ 5,718,228$ 40 Great Falls New Constr Elderly +62 5,834,801$ 5,237,601$ 8 St Regis New Constr Family 1,258,682$ 1,157,140$

164 27,500,837$ 21,589,215$

40 Great Falls Acq/Rehab Elderly +62 2,428,315$ 594,933$ 60 Butte Acq/Rehab Family 6,057,143$ 1,424,573$ 11 Bozeman New Constr Family 2,170,122$ 1,656,834$ 12 Shelby New Constr Family 1,975,983$ 1,705,800$ 50 Great Falls Acq/Rehab Elderly +55 5,853,977$ 4,882,350$ 24 Browning New Constr Family 5,447,898$ 5,049,294$ 20 Sidney New Constr Family 3,884,681$ 3,264,079$ 40 Kalispell New Constr Elderly +55 6,203,936$ 5,228,000$ 257 34,022,055$ 23,805,863$

14 Cut Bank New Constr Family 2,426,101$ 2,123,587$ 52 Havre Acq/Rehab Family 7,209,087$ 5,155,560$ 20 Poplar New Constr Family 5,657,758$ 5,179,482$ 24 Wolf Point New Constr Family 5,967,749$ 4,730,516$ 36 Missoula New Constr Elderly +55 5,944,090$ 5,058,988$ 146 27,204,785$ 22,248,133$

15 Crow Agency New Const Family 2,788,054$ 2,071,793$ 27 Glendive New Const Family 5,327,460$ 4,199,580$ 36 Sidney Acq/Rehab/new Family 5,930,873$ 4,323,336$ 38 Great Falls New Const Elderly +62 7,451,988$ 5,567,943$ 32 Malta Acq/Rehab Family 3,835,107$ 2,102,520$ 33 Box Elder Acq/Rehab Family 6,285,168$ 3,964,003$ 181 31,618,650$ 22,229,175$

950 153,128,043$ 110,859,359$ 1

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Montana Board of Housing

Housing Credit Program

YEAR PROJECT NAME2010

Lolo Vista ApartmentsBuffalo CourtMeadowlands ApartmentsSolsticeSentinal Village Apartments

2011

River Rock ResidencesFort Peck Homes IIThe Palace ApartmentsCascade RidgeTwo Rivers Place

2012

Rainbow House**Silver Bow Village**Haggerty Lane ApartmentsSweet Grass ApartmentsSoroptimist VillageBlackfeet Homes VParkview VillageDepot Place

2013

Buffalo GrassHillview ApartmentsFort Peck Sustainable VillageWolf Point VillageAspen Place

2014

Apsaalooke WarriorPearson PlaceSunset VillageVoyageur ApartmentsCedar ViewChippewa Cree Homes I

FIRST YEAR IMPACT JOBS

FIRST YEAR IMPACT INCOME

FIRST YEAR IMPACT TAXES

ANNUAL IMPACT JOBS

ANNUAL IMPACT INCOME

ANNUAL IMPACT TAXES

56 3,506,173$ 691,358$ 14 962,963$ 259,259$ 27 1,672,131$ 307,377$ 7 479,508$ 127,049$ 64 4,013,115$ 737,705$ 17 1,150,820$ 304,918$ 47 2,980,247$ 587,654$ 12 818,519$ 220,370$ 37 3,120,000$ 543,529$ - -$ 20,541$

230 15,291,666$ 2,867,624$ 50 3,411,809$ 932,138$

42 2,675,410$ 491,803$ 11 767,213$ 203,279$ 33 2,103,704$ 414,815$ 8 577,778$ 155,556$ 37 3,120,000$ 543,529$ - -$ 20,541$ 53 3,344,262$ 614,754$ 14 959,016$ 254,098$ 11 701,235$ 138,272$ 3 192,593$ 51,852$

177 11,944,610$ 2,203,173$ 36 2,496,600$ 685,326$

25 2,080,000$ 362,353$ - -$ 13,694$ 37 3,120,000$ 543,529$ - -$ 20,541$ 15 964,198$ 190,123$ 4 264,815$ 71,296$ 17 1,051,852$ 207,407$ 4 288,889$ 77,778$ 31 2,600,000$ 452,941$ - -$ 17,118$ 33 2,103,704$ 414,815$ 8 577,778$ 155,556$ 28 1,753,086$ 345,679$ 7 481,481$ 129,630$ 53 3,344,262$ 614,754$ 14 959,016$ 254,098$

239 17,017,102$ 3,131,602$ 37 2,571,979$ 739,711$

19 1,227,160$ 241,975$ 5 337,037$ 90,741$ 32 2,704,000$ 471,059$ - -$ 17,802$ 28 1,753,086$ 345,679$ 7 481,481$ 129,630$ 33 2,103,704$ 414,815$ 8 577,778$ 155,556$ 48 3,009,836$ 553,279$ 12 863,115$ 228,689$

161 10,797,787$ 2,026,807$ 33 2,259,411$ 622,417$

21 1,314,815$ 259,259$ 5 361,111$ 97,222$ 38 2,366,667$ 466,667$ 10 650,000$ 175,000$ 22 1,872,000$ 326,118$ - -$ 12,325$ 50 3,177,049$ 584,016$ 13 911,066$ 241,393$ 20 1,664,000$ 289,882$ - -$ 10,955$ 20 1,716,000$ 298,941$ - -$ 11,298$

171 12,110,531$ 2,224,883$ 28 1,922,177$ 548,193$

979 67,161,695$ 12,454,089$ 184 12,661,976$ 3,527,784$ Based on National Association of Home Builders model to estimate economic impacts. 2

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MEG O’LEARY STEVE BULLOCK DIRECTOR GOVERNOR

BUSINESS RESOURCES DIVISION

http://businessresources.mt.gov [email protected] 301 S. PARK AVE. | PO BOX 200505 | HELENA, MT 59620-0505 | P: (406) 841-2730 | F: (406) 841-2731 | TDD: (406) 841-2702

Primary Sector Workforce Training Grant Program (WTG)

39-11-102. Purpose. (1) The Primary Sector Business Workforce Training Act is created to meet the training needs of existing industries in the state and to provide incentives to businesses to locate and expand within the state through government-assisted new jobs training. (2) It is the intent of the legislature to provide training funds for businesses to train and educate employees, which will result in the production of high-wage and high-skilled jobs that will increase the earning potential and employment opportunities for Montana employees and enhance the state's economy.

Business Eligibility

• At least 50% of the applicant's sales must be from outside of Montana, or the business must be;

o a manufacturing company with 50% of its sales to companies that have 50% of their sales outside of Montana, or provide a product or a service that is not available in Montana or the region

• The Business must pay trainees at least 170% of the State minimum wage or the current average weekly wage of the County in which the jobs are principally located. (Benefits may be included)

Grant Award Ceiling

• The maximum grant award is $5,000 for each job.

Match Requirements

• $1 of company funds for each $3 of state funds.

Eligible Costs

• Direct costs associated with education or skills based training for net new jobs are eligible. (The wages of the employees are not eligible costs of training.)

Applications must include

• Applications must include a business plan, financial statements for the two most recent years, projections for the two coming years, a hiring and training plan and a source and uses statement.

Clawback

• The business is required to sign a contract specifying terms of the grant and repayment requirements should the company fail to maintain the jobs, wage levels or training specified in the grant application.

Reporting

• The business must submit six-month progress reports to the Department until the goals contained in the plan have been achieved.

Payment is not made to the company until hiring takes place, eligible training expenses are incurred, and required wage rates are being paid.

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Economic Benefits Summary Report (Current as of February 2014)

All Awarded Projects – since 2003

Training Awards & Leverage Business Development Projects 45 projects Total Funds Awarded Based on Job Projections (since FY2006) $14.6 million Leveraged Funds (non-Commerce debt, equity, etc.) $248.1 million Leverage Ratio (non-Commerce to WTG awarded dollars) 17 to 1 Investment of Leveraged Funds

Construction $135.8 million Other Investment Activity (equipment purchase, training, etc.) $112.3 million Total Investment 1 $248.1 million Jobs

Proposed WTG Eligible Direct Jobs Created and/or Retained 2 4,361 jobs Other Jobs Supported by WTG Workers 5,312 jobs Total Jobs 9,673 jobs Wages Earned

Annual Wages & Benefits Paid to WTG Created/Retained Workers $204.0 million Annual Wages Paid to Supported Workers 3 $184.2 million Total Annual Wages & Benefits $388.2 million Average Hourly Wages & Benefits4 $19.29/hr. Income Tax

Annual Increased Income Tax Revenue (State General Fund Impact) 5 $15.6 million

1 Figures do not sum due to rounding. 2 Eligible jobs, full or part time, are those new to the company and meet the program’s wage requirements. 3 Estimated using an input/output economic modeling software, Implan (www.implan.com). 4 Based upon 2080 hours per year 5 Estimated using the respective project year’s annual effective income tax rate as calculated by the MT Department of Revenue.

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Economic Benefits Summary Report (Current as of February 2014)

Completed Projects – since 2003

Training Awards & Leverage

Business Development Projects 34 projects Total Funds Awarded - Actual Jobs Created /Trained (since FY2006) $6.03 million Leveraged Funds (non-Commerce debt, equity, etc.) $212.2 million Leverage Ratio (non-Commerce to WTG awarded dollars) 35 to 1 Investment of Leveraged Funds

Construction $120.8 million Other Investment Activity (equipment purchase, training, etc.) $91.4 million Total Investment 6 $212.2 million Jobs

Actual WTG Eligible Direct Jobs Created and/or Retained 7 2,356 jobs Other Jobs Supported by WTG Workers 1,907 jobs Total Jobs 4,263 jobs Wages Earned

Annual Wages & Benefits Paid to WTG Created/Retained Workers $95.1 million Annual Wages Paid to Supported Workers 8 $57.7 million Total Annual Wages & Benefits $152.8 million Average Hourly Wages & Benefits9 $17.23/hr. Income Tax Annual Increased Income Tax Revenue (State General Fund Impact) 10 $10.2 million

6 Figures do not sum due to rounding. 7 Eligible jobs, full or part time, are those new to the company and meet the program’s wage requirements. 8 Estimated using an input/output economic modeling software, Implan (www.implan.com). 9 Based upon 2080 hours per year 10 Estimated using the respective project year’s annual effective income tax rate as calculated by the MT Department of Revenue.

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Project Profile

Northwest Scientific, Inc. – Billings, Montana

Northwest Scientific, Inc. is a distributor of chemicals, instruments, and supplies. The company has served the scientific needs of customers since 1948 and serves more than 20 states. Northwest’s warehouse is located in Billings, Montana and represents over 200 vendor suppliers and over 700,000 different products. Being located in Billings, a transportation hub for all major carriers, allows the company to expedite deliveries to all its marketing areas.

In 2012 the company began construction of a $2.2 million dollar headquarters to relocate 19 employees and inventory to its new King Avenue West location. The 23,000 square foot warehouse triples Northwest’s square footage and is a welcome expansion for a company that had outgrown its previous location. In 2012, Northwest applied for Primary Sector Workforce Training Grant funds to hire and train 14 new employees. The company was awarded a $70,000 grant for new employee training which the company matched with $2.2 million in expansion costs.

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Community Development Block Grant Program

Economic Development (CDBG-ED) This is a federally funded Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program designed to assist businesses with low interest financing when they provide job opportunities for low and moderate income Montanans.

FUNDING: • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

ANNUAL STATE ALLOCATION: • Changes annually - Approximately $5.9 million in 2013 (1.9 million

ED, 3.7 million housing/public facilities, $279,000 administration)

APPLICATION CYCLE

• Economic Development Open Cycle • Economic Dev. Planning Open Cycle

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS • Local governments (cities, towns, counties, consolidated city/county governments) apply on behalf of businesses and unincorporated communities

INELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

• Montana Entitlement Communities (Great Falls, Missoula, Billings), Indian Tribes

ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES • Business loans, infrastructure grants, employee training • Planning documents related to an economic development project

GRANT AWARD • Up to $400,000 per local government, per program year which is March1 to April 31

• Up to $25,000 per local government for planning activities - can have multiple applications

MATCH

• 1:1 match

LOAN TERMS

• Loans 2%

LOW AND MODERATE INCOME SUPPORT

• 51% required

REPORTING

• Quarterly reports during the contract term.

For more information, visit http://cdbged.mt.gov/default.mcpx or call (406) 841-2736

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Community Development Block Grant Program Economic Development (CDBG-ED)

Economic Benefits Summary Report

(2009 to March 2014)

Since 1987 the CDBG-ED program has: • Awarded over $56 million in grants to local governments • Matched and leveraged $637.7 million of other funds (11 to 1 match) • Helped create or retain 8,113 Montana jobs of which 4,677 were filled by low to

moderate income people

All Awarded Projects – since 2009

Program Awards & Leverage – Since 2009 Business Development Projects 26 projects Total Funds Awarded Based on Job Projections $9.0 million Leveraged Funds (non-Commerce debt, equity, etc.) $59.9 million Leverage Ratio (non-Commerce to CDBG-ED awarded dollars) 7 to 1 Investment of Leveraged Funds Construction $32.5 million Other Investment Activity (equipment purchase, training, etc.) $27.4 million Total Investment $59.9 million Jobs Proposed Low-to-Moderate (LMI) Income Jobs Created/Retained 647 jobs Proposed Non-LMI Jobs Created/Retained 265 jobs Other Jobs Supported by CDBG-ED Workers1 798 jobs Total Jobs 1,710 jobs Wages Earned Total Annual Wages Paid to CDBG-ED Created/Retained Workers $31.3 million Total Annual Wages Paid to Supported Workers1 $29.4 million Total Annual Wages & Benefits $60.7 million

Average Hourly Wage Earned2 $17.06/hr.

Income Tax Annual Increased Income Tax Revenue (State General Fund Impact)3 $2.4 million

1 Estimated using the input/output economic modeling software, Implan (www.implan.com). 2 Based upon 2080 hours 3 Estimated using the respective project year’s annual effective income tax rate as calculated by the MT Department of Revenue.

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Economic Benefits Summary Report

(2009 to March 2014)

Completed Projects Only – since 2009

Program Awards & Leverage – Since 2009

Business Development Projects Since CY 2009 15 projects Total Funds Awarded Based on Job Projections (since CY 2009) $5.5 million Leveraged Funds (non-Commerce debt, equity, etc.) $51.6 million Leverage Ratio (non-Commerce to CDBG-ED awarded dollars) 9 to 1 Investment of Leveraged Funds Construction $29.3 million Other Investment Activity (equipment purchase, training, etc.) $22.3 million Total Investment $51.6 million Jobs

Proposed Low-to-Moderate (LMI) Income Jobs Created/Retained 474 jobs Proposed Non-LMI Jobs Created/Retained 155 jobs Other Jobs Supported by CDBG-ED Workers1 446 jobs Total Jobs 1,075 jobs Wages Earned Total Annual Wages Paid to CDBG-ED Created/Retained Workers $18.9 millionn Total Annual Wages Paid to Supported Workers4 $15.2 million Total Annual Wages & Benefits $34.1 million Average Hourly Wage Earned5 $15.25/hr. Income Tax Annual Increased Income Tax Revenue (State General Fund Impact)6 $1.3 million

4 Estimated using the input/output economic modeling software, Implan (www.implan.com). 5 Based upon 2080 hours. 6 Estimated using the respective project year’s annual effective income tax rate as calculated by the MT Department of Revenue.

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Project Profile

Sun Roads Farmory – Cut Bank, Montana

Sun Roads Farmory, a Native American owned business produces high quality feed that livestock producers and pet owners can raise in a controlled, energy efficient environment on their own properties (‘Pasture in a Box”).

A 100% organic, green and nutritious feed product is produced regardless of inclement weather in a self-contained unit. Sun Roads Farmory is experiencing rapid growth and is looking to expand operations into human food products.

Kim and Michael Richert, who run the family-owned Open Gate Ranch in Fairfield, Montana with their sons, purchased two large AFS sprouters at $30,000 a piece recently. They have 500 beef cattle, 15 horses, some pigs and dairy cows, and will use the fodder for all of them. The animals had just had their first AFS meal, and Kim said, “They loved it. We think it’s going to be an absolute asset to our operations. Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/02/15/blackfeet-members-speed-livestock-feed-growth-16750

Glacier County received an award of $400,000 and they are lending the funds through Sweetgrass Development Corporation to the company at 2% interest. As loan payments are made, the repayments stay with the region and are revolved into other economic development loan. Sun Roads Farmory will match the state loan funds with $400,000 of its own capital.

Sun Roads Farmory will create 16 new jobs of which 15 will be made available to low and moderate persons. New jobs include technicians, welders, quality control, and skilled labor positions. Jobs will pay up to $19.50 an hour.

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Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund (BSTF)

90-1-202. Purpose. ……The purpose of the big sky economic development program is to assist in economic development for Montana that will: (1) create good-paying jobs for Montana residents; (2) promote long-term, stable economic growth in Montana; (3) encourage local economic development organizations; (4) create partnerships between the state, local governments, tribal governments, and local economic development organizations that are interested in pursuing these same economic development goals; (5) retain or expand existing businesses;(6) provide a better life for future generations through greater economic growth and prosperity in Montana; and (7) encourage workforce development, including workforce training and job creation, in high-poverty counties by providing targeted assistance.

Eligible Businesses include:

• A basic sector company or a business that provides a significant positive economic impact beyond the job creation involved, and/or; provides a service or function that is essential to the community, region and/or the state of Montana and, • creates at least 1 new job in Montana and, • pays new workers at least 170% of the State minimum wage or the current average weekly wage of the County in which the jobs are principally located. (Benefits may be included)

Grant Award Ceiling and Thresholds

• The maximum grant award is $5,000 for each new job ($7,500 in high-poverty counties). • Funds typically provided only at the time that the jobs have been created.

Match Requirements • $1 company funds for every $1 awarded (50% in high poverty counties)

Eligible Costs • Purchase of land, building, or equipment for the direct use of the business, lease rate reductions, relocation costs in moving to Montana, and workforce training.

Applications for funding must include

• Business plan, financial statements, and projections.

Clawback • Contract terms include repayment requirements should the company fail to maintain the jobs, wage levels or other contract requirements.

Reporting • Every six months until the project is closed out and whenever a request for funds is made.

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Economic Benefits Summary Report (Current as of March 2014)

The BSTF program provides two types of financial assistance:

Category I: 75% of Trust Fund earnings are awarded to local governments and tribal governments for economic development job creation projects.

Category II: 25% of Trust Fund earnings are awarded to CRDCs, Tribes and other

eligible economic development organizations for development planning and capacity building.

All Job Creation Projects – since 2005

Awards & Leverage

Business Development Projects 43 projects Total Funds Awarded Based on Job Projections (since FY2006) $11.1 million Leveraged Funds (non-Commerce debt, equity, etc.) $658.0 million Leverage Ratio (non-Commerce to BSTF awarded dollars) 59 to 1 Investment of Leveraged Funds Construction $298.3 million Other Investment Activity (equipment purchase, training, etc.) $359.7 million Total Investment $658.0 million Jobs Proposed BSTF Eligible Direct Jobs Created 1 1,813 jobs Other Jobs Supported by BSTF Workers 1,769 jobs Total Jobs 3,582 jobs Wages Annual Wages & Benefits Paid to BSTF Workers $80.8 million Annual Wages Paid to Supported Workers 2 $66.6 million Total Annual Wages & Benefits $147.4 million Average Hourly Wages & Benefits3 $19.78/hr. Annual State Personal Income Tax Estimate Annual Increased Income Tax Revenue (State General Fund Impact) 4 $5.9 million

1 Eligible jobs are full time jobs that are new to the company and meet the program’s wage requirements. 2 Estimated using an input/output economic modeling software, Implan (www.implan.com). 3 Based upon 2080 hours. 4 Estimated using the respective project year’s annual effective income tax rate as calculated by the MT Department of Revenue.

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Economic Benefits Summary Report (Current as of March 2014)

Completed Job Creation Projects – since 2005

Awards & Leverage

Business Development Projects 18 projects Total Funds Awarded – Actual Jobs Created (since FY2006) $3.9 million Leveraged Funds (non-Commerce debt, equity, etc.) $600.2 million Leverage Ratio (non-Commerce to BSTF awarded dollars) 154 to 1

Investment of Leveraged Funds Construction $278.6 million Other Investment Activity (equipment purchase, training, etc.) $321.6 million Total Investment $600.2 million

Jobs Actual BSTF Eligible Direct Jobs Created 5 691 jobs Other Jobs Supported by BSTF Workers 675 jobs Total Jobs 1,366 jobs

Wages Annual Wages & Benefits Paid to BSTF Workers $31.4 million Annual Wages Paid to Supported Workers 6 $23.7 million Total Annual Wages & Benefits $55.1 million

Average Hourly Wages & Benefits7 $19.39/hr.

Annual State Personal Income Tax Estimate Annual Increased Income Tax Revenue (State General Fund Impact) 8 $2.2 million

5 Eligible jobs are full time jobs that are new to the company and meet the program’s wage requirements. 6 Estimated using an input/output economic modeling software, Implan (www.implan.com). 7 Based upon 2080 hours 8 Estimated using the respective project year’s annual effective income tax rate as calculated by the MT Department of Revenue.

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Project Profile

ADF Group, Inc. – Fabrication of Steel Structures and Modular Construction

ADF Group in an International leader in complex, heavy, structural steel engineering, fabrication and construction. They have an impressive project list which includes many skyscrapers, airport facilities, bridges, industrial complexes and more throughout the world.

ADF Group was looking at a variety of locations around the United States and Canada to select the best location to serve both the Western US and Western Canadian markets. Great Falls was fortunate to become a finalist and then the selected location for the project.

ADF Group purchased 100+ acres in Great Falls and started construction on a 100,000+ square foot indoor state-of-the-art fabrication shop in April of 2013. The construction on the plant is being completed now and the plant will be commissioned very soon.

To-date, $25 million in capital investment has been made and over 70 good paying jobs have been created in Great Falls.

In late February 2014, ADF Group announced plans for further expansion with a 42,000 square foot, $6 million dollar specialized paint shop. The overall project is estimated to provide 300+ jobs within the first four years of operation.

In 2013 the City of Great Falls applied for Big Sky Trust Fund Economic Development grants to help purchase equipment and construction materials for the new plant. The Department awarded the City BSTF funds totaling $983,700. ADF is committed to creating at least 146 jobs with these funds. The jobs will pay at least $16.73 an hour.

ADF is working with the University of Great Falls to offer a customized welding and fitting program to integrate new industry related specialized skill training.

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